New “Sailor Moon” Anime To Premiere In July 2014
Good news for otaku everywhere: yesterday, the official website for Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon‘s 20th anniversary project announced its highly-anticipated new anime series will be streamed worldwide...
View ArticleOnline Company Starts Kickstarter Campaign For 3D Printed Miniatures
Nerd culture may be the current zeitgeist, but there is still one major pastime of nerds everywhere that’s gotten short shrift – tabletop gaming. Just the phrase conjures images of geeks with huge...
View Article“Final Fantasy Tactics” Creator Launches Kickstarter For New RPG
Yasumi Matsuno – creator of the classic video games Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Ogre and Vagrant Story – has started a Kickstarter page with the company Playdek to fund a new RPG. Called Unsung...
View ArticleReview: “Tales of Phantasia” for iOS
The classic RPG Tales of Phantasia has long been revered by those in the know. Released for the Super Famicom in 1995, it boasted incredible graphics, a not particularly original but still entertaining...
View ArticlePokémon Bank Goes Live
After a month-long delay, the Pokémon Bank is finally available on the Nintendo eStore. The Bank allows players to store up to 3,000 Pokémon online -essentially a pocket monster storage unit – and even...
View ArticleHideo Kojima Defends “Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes”
Addressing concerns about the short play time of Metal Gear Solid 5‘s prologue chapter, Ground Zeroes, series director Hideo Kojima has released a statement defending the game. The latest issue of Game...
View ArticleInvestors Call For Microsoft To Drop Xbox
The CEO of Microsoft is being pressured by investors to drop the company’s Entertainment & Devices division, which produces the Xbox gaming system and the Surface tablet. While the Xbox business is...
View ArticleReview: “Final Fantasy VI” for iOS
About twelve hours into the new iOS release of Final Fantasy VI, I had a sudden realization: “I still have to write my review!” That’s the hallmark of a great game. No matter how many times you’ve...
View ArticleTrailer For “Beyond Skyrim: Bruma” Released
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was one of the most acclaimed releases of 2011, drawing critical praise for itsart style, leveling system and changes to the series’ traditional combat. Now, Elder Scrolls...
View ArticleStar Wars Expanded Universe No Longer Canon
In a news post on the official Star Wars site, Lucasfilm has announced that the Expanded Universe – the books, comics and video games that have been produced in the past 35 years – are no longer part...
View ArticleStar Wars Episode VII Cast Announced
Good news for Star Wars fans: Lucasfilm has posted our first look at the cast of the upcoming Episode VII. From the post on the official site: The Star Wars team is thrilled to announce the cast of...
View Article“Sailor Moon” Cast & Air Date Announced
The cast of the upcoming Sailor Moon anime has been announced, and long-time fans have reason to rejoice: set to reprise her role is Kotono Mitsuishi, the voice of the original series’ title character....
View ArticleSteven Spielberg To Produce “Halo” TV Series
Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg is set to produce a television series based on the long-running military/sci-fi video game series Halo. The X-Box Live exclusive will premiere sometime in fall 2015...
View ArticleVintage E.T. Game Cartridges Found In New Mexico Landfill
For a long time there was a urban legend swirling around the gaming community. This urban legend related to a game long forgotten by most, for the Atari 2600. Somewhere, it seemed, there was a...
View ArticleViz Licenses Classic “Sailor Moon” Anime &“Sailor Moon Crystal”
Sailor Moon fans have had a lot to be excited about recently. The upcoming reimagining of Naoko Takeuchi’s manga, Sailor Moon Crystal, is set to start airing this July. Now, Viz Media has licensed the...
View ArticleReview: “Dragon Quest VIII” for iOS
Reviewing a Dragon Quest game from an American standpoint is an interesting prospect. The long-running RPG series is a cultural phenomenon in its native Japan. Those in the Japanese gaming industry...
View ArticleXbox One Announces Unlimited Gaming For $5 A Month
Following the model set byNetflix and PlayStation Now (debuting for PS4 users tomorrow, July 31), EA and Microsoft are teaming up to offer Xbox players a new subscription service. It’s called the EA...
View ArticleHideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro Team Up For “Silent Hills”
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy) have teamed up to produce the next game in Konami’s Silent Hill series. The game will star Norman...
View ArticleReview: “Dragon Quest” for iOS
In 1975, Japanese businessman Yasuhiro Fukushima founded a company called Eidansha Boshu Service Center. It published tabloid magazines that advertised real estate. However, after failing to establish...
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